Hi again Tim, Well, sad to day, but it looks like your 59cm '97 RR has significantly less clearance than my 65cm '98 RR. I can fit 27mm Rolly Poly's with fenders on mine (and that was back when I had the 105 brakes) so it looks like our bridges are in very different locations. Not sure how much it has to do with the changes from '97 to '98 or the differences in 59cm and 65cm.
cheers, Andrew ________________________________ From: Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, April 19, 2013 3:11:51 PM Subject: [RBW] Brake clearance issue on '97 Rivendell Road Ladies/Gents- I have a '97 Riv Road, currently on 700c x 28mm tires. I'd like to put fatter tires on there, but right now I have Shimano 105 Brakes (39/49 clearance). I can barely squeeze my 28's between these brakes, so I obviously need something with wider reach. However, my bike also seems to have very little vertical clearance above the tire. (pictures) I tried Silvers, but these are way too deep for my bike. Even at the shallowest pad depth, the pads are on the spokes and not the rim. The Tektro 539s seem like they'd work, but they're listed as replacements for Tiagra 47/57s, not 105 39/49s. I suspect that the 539s will be too deep as well. I suppose I could just swap the Silvers for 539s (I have an offer, thanks), and trial and error some more. But, looking at the pics, can anyone assure me that the 539s will actually give me more clearance between the bottom of the brake and the tire? I only have about 1mm there right now. And I understand that I could use the 539s or Silvers with 650B wheels, but I don't have any of those. Brakes seem like a cheaper switch than wheels right now. And my Riv is a 59cm, so it should be able to take 700c x 35 tires (catalog claim). Thanks for your advice, Tim Thanks, Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
